Burr remover



L. DE FIORE BURR REMOVER May 27, 1941.

Filed May 7, 1938 4 sheets-'sheet 1 NN wN..\.

May 27 ml' DE F'QRE 2,243,197

/ BURR YREMOVER Filed may 7, 1935 .4 Sheets-Sheet '3 INVENTOR -LeoPo/d Defiore y mfvmfmz KL. DE FIORE BURR REMOVER May 27, 1941@ Filed May 7, 1938 4 Sheets- Sheet-4 ,Y

VPatented May 27', 1941 UNITED vSTATES vPATENT `OFFICE Leopold De Fiore, Youngstown, Ohio, assignor to `The Youngstown Sheet & Tubel Company, a

corporation of Ohio Application' May 7, 193s, serial No. 206,593 14 claims.. (ol. '9o-24) This invention relates to an apparatus for removing the burr from a welded seam and, in particular, to apparatus adapted for use inconnection with electric pipe welding apparatus of various types, several o f which are now Wellknown.

In the manufacture of electric weldedpipe as ordinarily carried on, it is desirable to remove the burr from the welded seam shortly after the completion of the weld While the material composing the burr is still hot and readily removable. This necessitates that the mechanism for removing the inside burr be so designed as to be en-l closed within the pipe as the latter emerges from the welding apparatus and that it be secured to the mandrel ordinarily supported Within the pipe as it is welded by means extending 'radially through the longitudinal seam cleft in the cylindrical blank from which the pipe is Welded.

In order to remove the interior burr uniformly and provide agood nish on the inside of' the welded seam, it is necessary that the burr removing means be positioned accurately relative to the pipe wall and positively maintained in proper position. It is also important that the burr removed be not merely diverted from the seam to another part of th'e interior of the pipe but that it be conned as it collects for subsequent disv posal.

I have invented a'burr'removing apparatus y which satisfactorily accomplishes the aforemenmeans in the form of rolls adapted to engage the pipe Wall and properly position-the carriage and the tool' mounted thereon. I provide means tending to retract the carriage and its tool into inoperative position. Power means are also included for advancing the carriage and tool into burr removing'position after the leading end of a pipe length emerging from the Welder has passed beyond the tool, j

The burr removed from the seam is discharged into a receiving chamber provided by spaced side wall portions of the mandrel, a cross wall extending therebetween and a movable bottom. Power means are provided operating the latter during the interval between the welding of successive pipe lengths.

The foregoing and other novel features ofthe invention will be described in greater detail herebelow with reference to the accompanying draww ings illustrating 'a preferred embodiment. In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan View of a mandrel adaptedto be enclosed'by successive pipe lengths as they pass through a welding apparatus (not shown) Fig. ,2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II of Fig. 1 showing .a pipe length traversingl the mandrel;

interior burr has been as troublesome .as any. Y

other one step in the manufacture of Welding pipe if not more troublesome. The space limitation in the rst place has precluded the use of anything butthe simplest form of tools"and mechanism for effecting burr removal and for lack of something better, the art has long put up with more or less make-shift devices.

lIn its preferred form, my `invention comprises a mandrel adapted to be vanchored. to the mandrel cooperating with the welding apparatus land to be enclosed by a pipe length moving axially out of the Welder. A supporting roll at therear end of the mandrel cooperates with a stand of guide rolls through which the welded pipe passes. A tool supporting carriage is movably mounted on the mandrel and is provided at its head end with Fig. 3 is a partial sectional view similar to Fig, 2 showing particularly the inside burr trimmer and the mandrel on which it is mounted;

Figs. 4 through 7 are sectional views taken along the lines IV-IV, YV, VI-VI and VII- VII of Fig. 3;

Fig. 8 is a plan view showing the .piping sysinside burr trimmer;

a cutting tool eiective to remove thev burr from thewelded seam. The carriage is provided with Fig, 12 is a side elevation thereof Fig. 13 is a.' plan .view of a tool-holder block incorporated in the burr trimmer of Figs. 11 y and 12;

Fig. 14 is a sectional view along the line XIV.-

IHV of Fig. 13; and

Fig. 1,5 is a front elevation of the block.

Referring now'in detail to the drawings and for the present, to Figs, 1 and 2, a pipe blank l0 of cylindrical'form having a longitudinal seam cleft II/ is fed axially toward apparatus for progressively lwelding the edges of the seam cleft-'to-v gether,A indicated generally at i2, by a stand of of the seam cleft just prior' to the entry into -through- 7 illustrating the burr trimmer mandrel is slidable vertically and is normally. held in reon carriage 38.

carriage engages a transverse. stop l2 extending between the side walls Il. Lugs 4I secured to 'Ihe welding apparatus may be of any desired type but in the drawings I have illustrated diagrammatically an annular rotary electrode Il cooperating with a bottom supporting roll II adapted to effect the welding vof the edges of the seam cleft by the progressive electric resistance method'. Giide rolls I i and II cooperate with the rolls I3 in directing the blankintothe welding throat deiinlesd bythe electrode Il and bottom support roll .Y

As the blank is fed forward toward the welding apparatus-it encloses a mandrel indicated generally at I8 having a portion Il cooperating with the welding apparatus, which will hereafter be referred to as the Welder mandrel, and a portion 2l cooperating with the burr trimming apparatus to be described in detail later, which will here-v after be referred to as the burr trimmer mandrel. 'I'he welder mandrel Il is secured by a pin and 20 box connection 2| to a stud 22 extending through a sleeve 23. 'I'he sleeve is formedintegral with a plate 24 extending downwardly through the seam cleft and secured to a bracket 2 5 which may conveniently be bolted to the lhousings in 25 which the rolls I3 are mounted. The present invention is notv concerned with the detalls of the welder mandrel and it `will be sumcient, therefore, to state only that it is provided'with an` adjustable roll 2i adapted` to engage the edges 30 the welding throat, a similar adjustable roll 2l and a roll -28 located adjacent the .transverse plane containing the axes of the electrode vll and bottom support roll I5.

'Ihe burr trimmer mandrel 2l is secured to the welder mandrel I9 by a pin and box -connection 29 and cooperates with a stand of guide rolls 3l including housings 3| with bottom guide rolls 32 and an adjustable 'top roll 33 journaled therein.

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 3

20 and parts associated therewith in greater `de tail, it will be observed that the mandrel Il com- 4'5 "prises an elongated structure having spaced side tracted position by a spring-urged bolt 3l extending therethrough. The bolt l! also extends through an inverted cup Il formed intgral with the connecting portion il; A compression spring 4I bearing against the end wall of the cup and a washer on the bolt eifectslr the ret'actlng force In its retracted position. the

vto cutv the burr indicated at Ii fromthe welded' 0 seam-formed between tneaputtmg-edges of the 7 Seam cleft bf the Il on e thrush the welding apparatus. 'rne wel u isneid in positionby a headless slotted 'set screw Il.' Lion'- gitudinal adjustment o f the toolis effected by mais? f feeding in rolls indicated diagrammatically at I3.

a slotted stud Il threaded through a tapped lug 4l welded to the carriage in alinement with the tool socket.

Guide rolls 49 and l0 are -disposed in recesses formed in the carriage Il and are journaled on shafts extending thereacross. grooved as at 5I to straddle the hot'welded seam and serve when in engagementy with the inner amonnection 5 4 extending alongside the mandrel,

under the 'control of suitable means to be de'- scribed shortly. It will be apparent,- however, from the foregoing description that admission of iiluid under pressure to the cylinder in the connecting portion 36 causes the piston It and thruster I2 to rise, 'forcing the carriage upwardly to the illustrated position against the force of the spring 4I. It will be noted that the thruster engages a bearing plate i5 secured to the carriage at a point behind the bolt 39 which, as already 4 explained, normally exerts a downward force on the carriage at the point at which it'passes therethrough. By vigtue of this relational' parts, 4elevation of the piston 5l will cause the rear roller il torise iirst'into engagement with the pipe wall and then force the foremost roll 4l and the tool Il into engagement with the pipe wall and burr respectively. 'Ihis mode of operation prevents' thetool Il from digging into the burr to an excessive depth as might occur if the force tending to elevate the carriage were applied ahead of the bolt u.

- The! side walls 34 extend upwardly above-their normal height adjacent the tooll 44 as indicated at M. The upward edges o f the side walls have only a slight clearance with respect to the pipe passing over vthe mandrel indicated at il.' The side walls 34 and the web or cross wall Il extending therebetween provide a confined space for receiving burr removed from the pipe by the tool M. A support for the bottom of this space 'is provided in the shape of a pan or shelf Bleslidable along guides l! secured to the side walls Il.

As'shown in Fig. 3, the pan 68 is normally in position to receive burr deposited thereon. I also A cylinder il is mounted between the side.

walls u adjacent' the head 'end of the mandrel 2l, by any convenient means. A piston recipro- 'cable in the cylinder has a piston rod 6I secured to the p an i8. Suitable connections to be described later permit the application of iiuldunder pressure to opposite vends of. the cylinder 60 whereby to operate the pan Il'in the manner aforesaid.

vA supporting roll 62 is journale'd on a' shaft 63 extending between the sidewalls 34 adjacent the rear end .of the-mandrel. The shaft 0I may be. adjustedvertically by screws 64 threaded through tapped ho'les Si in the sidewalls and bearing on the ends of the shaft. While a pipe is traversing .the the Iroll 62 rides on the inside of the pipe., .In the interval between the passage of suc- 'I'he rolls are cessive pipe lengths over the mandrel the roll 62 engages the forward roll 32 of the two bottom guiding rolls. Just ahead of the roll 62, shoes 66 are secured to the side walls 34 to position the mandrel laterally relative to the pipe.

The control system for the parts already described is illustrated in Figs. 8 through 10. An oil pump 61 is driven continuously by a motor 68. 'I he pump draws fluid such as oil from a reservoir or a sump 69 and delivers it to a high-pressure line 18 or returns it through a by-passing valve 1| to the sump. The line 18 extends downwardly into the mandrel I9 as shown in Figs. 2 and 9 and is connected to the line 54 extending from the cylinder in the connecting portion 36 of the mandrel 28 forwardly along the latter and the mandrel |9. The valve 1| is actuated by a pneumatic piston and cylinder 12 controlled by a foot valve 13 through connections 14. A foot valve 15 controls the application of air under pressure to the cylinder'68 through connections 16 extending into the mandrel I9 and longitudinally thereof in the same manner as the connection 18. The valves 13 have connections 11 to a convenient source of air under pressure and exhaust connections 18.

The by-passing valve 1| is normally open so that the pump 61 merely recirculates fluid from causing the holder 8| to be raised, retracting the tool 81 from burr removing position.

It will be apparent from the foregoing description that the invention provides a relatively simple yet highly effective means for removing the burr from welded pipe. The inside burr trimmer is compact so it can be designed for relatively small pipe sizes yet is suiciently sturdy in design to withstand the large forces to which it is subject in operation. The side wall portions 34 of the mandrel with their elevated edges 56 provide a confined space for receiving the burr as re-y moved. The sliding pan 48 permits accumulations of burr to be dumped between successive pipe lengths. The power operated thruster 52 maintains the tool holding carriage in operative relation to the advancing pipe length and the retracting bolt 39 withdraws it immediately when the pressure is relieved from the cylinder 88.

and to the reservoir 69. When the leading end of an advancing pipe length has passed beyond the cutting tool 44, the operator actuates the foot valve 13. This admits air under pressure to the cylinder 12 and to a cylinder 19, the purpose of which will be shortly explained. The cylinder 12 thus closes the valve 1| whereupon the pump 61 delivers uid under high pressure to the cylinder formed in the connecting portion 36 designated 88 in Fig. 8. When the entire length of the pipe has passed over the mandrel 28, the operator restores in the valve 13 which reverses the operations just described. Immediately thereafter he actuates valve 15 which admits air pressure to the rear end of the cylinder 68 causing the pan 58 to be withdrawn and accumulations of burr dumped therefrom. He then restores the valve 15 to return the piston rod 6| and the pan 58.

In addition to the inside burr trimmer and the control system therefor described above, I also provide means for removing the external burr from the welded seam. This means includes a tool holder `8| slidable vertically o n a carriage 82'. The carriage 82 is mounted on the housings 3| and is also slidable vertically. The carriage is adjusted by means of a screw 83. The tool holder 8| has a slot 84 in which is received a guide pin 85 extending outwardly fromA the carriage 82. The tool holder 8| is provided with a grooved The high' sides of the burr receiving chamber prevent the burrfrom being dispersed around the interior ofthe pipe. The cutting tool 44- is at the. extreme forward end of the movable tool holder thus providing sufficient clearance for the burr to curl away from the seam and fall into the receiving chamber. This disposition of the burr is facilitated by use of a headless set screw 46 to hold the tool in position. The advantage resulting from the disposition of the power operating means for the tool holding carriage relative to the spring urged retracting bolt in preventing the tool from cutting to an excessive depth has already been mentioned. The power means proroller 86 adapted to ride on the pipe straddling As already intimated, the holder 8| is actuated by a piston reciprocating in the cylinder 19 .mounted on the carriage 82. l When the valve 13 isact'uated to operateA the pneumatic motor 12 for closing the by-pa'ssing valve 1|, air under pressure is admitted to the top of the cylinder 19 forcingthe carriage 82 downwardly until the roll 86l envided for operating the sliding pan and the tool holding carriage assure positive movement of these parts at the proper time.

A further advantage of the invention is that in case a pipe length is stalled during welding, the operator can withdraw the burr cutting tool by relieving the pressure 'from the cylinder 88 thus permitting the longitudinal movement of the pipe to be reversed and preventing the breakage of tools which has been experienced with other types of burr trimmer. A further advantage is that no adjustment is necessary for different thicknesses of pipe wall since the thruster 52 advances the carriage 3'8 until the rolls 49 and 58 engage the inner vsurface of the pipe thus properly positioning the cutting tool of the wall. A modified form of the 'invention illustrated in Figs. 11 through 14 is designed particularly Afor welders adapted to join the seam cleft edges of the blank when the latter are disposed downwardly instead of upwardly as shown in Fig. 2.

The modified form comprises a burr trimmer mandrel |88 ada-pted to be secured toa welder mandrel, the rear endfof which is indicated at |8|, in any convenient manner as by bolts |82.

The mandrel 88 is composed of spaced side wall v portions |83 having abutting projections |84 and secured together by bolts |85 passing through.

' are positioned vertically by shims and are gages the pipe. In this position of the carriage, of

course, the -tool 81 is effective to remove the out- 'side burr. When the valve 13 is restored, pressure is applied to the bottom of the cylinder 19 heldin place by keepers ||2'. The bottom roll I|88 is preferably grooved to straddle the burr indicated at |3, as-the'roll engages the pipe atI a point ahead of that at which the burr is removed by means to be described shortly.

T-he mandrel |84 is also provided adjacent its forward end with a'top roll 4 adapted to engage the interior of the pipe at a. point diagrammatically opposite the welded seam. The roll ||4 is journaled on a shaft |5, the ends of which are squared and ilt in slots I6 formed in-the side wallsI |03. Wedges H1 are movable along the bottoms of the slots ||6 by means of screws threaded therethrough and having thrust `washers |.|9 lunder their heads. The ends of the screwsopposite the heads, which are reduced as 'at |20, are provided with nuts |2I, one of which is a. locknut. It will be understood that movement of the wedges |I`| longitudinally of the mandrel causes the ends of the shaft and .the roll ||4 to move vertically.k

IA tool holding block |221 is disposed' between the side walls .|03 which are suitably shaped' to receive it, adjacent the rear' end of the mandrel. 'I 'he block itself is shown in Figs. 13 through l5: As there illustrated it is provided with an inclined socket |23 adapted to receive the shank of a tool such as that shown -at |24 in Fig. 12.

charging recess |25. The lower forward edge of the block is beveled as at |26 to ride up over theedge of an advancing pipe length should .the latter strike it. I A projection |21 extends upwardly and rearwardly from the block and slotted wings |28 extend laterally thereof. The sides of the drel relative Yto the weldedseam of a pipe length traversing the mandrel.

Ity will be observed from the description of the modified form of the invention that it incorporates certain of the principles characterizing the vform of invention first/described, notably 'the 'compact' design, sturdy construction and extreme A the tool |24 being slightly lower than the edge 'The socket |23 intersects a flaring burr 'diswalls. |63.

of the tool block cuts into vthe bead and removes it. The bead curls up in front of the tool in the large roll, being conilned between the side Although I have illustrated and described with a modication, it will be understood that with a nut for drawing the wedge home. Clamping screws |32 threaded through the side walls |03 enter the grooves |29 and hold the block in -position on the mandrel. Studs |33 threaded.

into `the side wallspass through the slots in the wings |28 and are provided with adjustingnuts |34 on opposite sides of the wings. The block may thus be adjusted-vertically by the nuts |34- after the screws |32 have been loosened. 'The latter. also permit lateral adjustment of the block. A slotted screw |35 extends. through'a hole |36 in the projection |21 and is provided with nuts |31 on opposite sides of the latter. The screw bears against the 'end of the shank of the tool |24 whereby adjustment o f` the nutl i |31 causes longitudinal movement of the tool changes in the construction-and operation disclosed may be made without departing from the spirit -of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

I claim: 4

l l. Apparatus for removing the burr from a longitudinal weld in a length of pipe comprising a'mandrel adapted to be enclosed by.a pipe length moving axially, said mandrel having spaced side walls along at least a portion of its length, a burr-removing carried on said mandrel, means for supporting,Y the tool adjacent said portion, a burr receiving, pan movably mounted between said walls. and a' cross wall extending recess |25 as shown in Fig. 11, thus providing a. surface on which the burr removed by the tool |'24 is deposited. While a pipe length is traversing the mandrel, the free end of the pan rests on the inside; burr. As a pipe iengui passes-oir' 'the' mandrel the pan swings toavertical position'to Y dump the burr collected' thereon.

The` rear end' of the mandrel is supportedgby a roll- |39 journaledo1` a shaft |40 havig squared ends receivedwithin slots |4| formed'in thas'ide'walls l 03. Screws |42 extendingvertically through the sidewalls and having threadedaem' Easement therewith have .their lower lends .re-fr disposed between the shaft |40 and the nuts |44 and between the shaft; andthe shoulder intermediate the length of the screws' |42. By means of the latter ineshafi m may be .adjusted vetically to so position the roll |33 relative to, the mandrel that it will in turn .position the' mansaid receiver-on reciprocation of the 'effective`todump accumulations of burr therebetween side walls and defining therewith and with said pan a boxy adapted tohold accumulations of burr as removed from a pipe length.

2. Apparatus for removing thel burr from a Y longitudinal weld in a length ofpipe comprising amandrel adapted to be enclosed by a 'pipe length moving axially, said mandrel having spaced side. walls along atleast a portion of lits length, a burr-'removingtool carried on said mandrel, means for supporting the tool adjacent'said portion, a burr receiver slidably mountedbetween said walls, means forreciprocating said receiver, anda cross wall extending between said side walls effective to scrape burr accumulations from tter.

A 3. Apparatus for removingthe urr from a longitudinal weld in a length of pi e l comprising a mandrel adapted to be enclosed by a pipejlength moving axially, said mandrel havin spaced side -walls along at least a portion of is length, a 'burr-#removing tool carried on sai means for supporting thei tool adjacen said portion, a burr receiver movably mounted between said walls, 'and power-operated means on said vmandrel connected to said receiver and from.

4. Apparatus for removing the burr from .av

` longitudinal weld in a length of pipe comprising a mandrel adapted to be enclosed by a pipe length moving axially, said mandrel having an`o'pen'ing therethrough,` means mounting a burr-removing tool adjacentfsa'id opening and a movable pan in' said opening adapted to s'upport accumulations of yburr removed by said toolf 5'.- Apparatus for removingthe burr from a longitudinal weld in a length of pipe comprising the block and adapted to receive a tool shank 2,243,197 ,a mandrel adapted to be enclosed by a pipe length moving axially, said mandrel having an opening therethrough, means mounting a burr-removing tool adiacent said opening, a movable bottom for s'aid opening adapted to support accumulations of burr removed by said tool, and a uldpressure operated cylinder and piston on said mandrel connected to said bottom.

6.-Apparatus for removing the burr from the inside of a longitudinal vwelded seam in a pipe length as the latter moves axially comprising a mandrel adapted to be embraced by a pipe length and including spaced side wall portions, a tool holding block adjustably disposed between said portions, a socket extending upwardly into the block and adapted to receive a tool shank, means associated with said block for holding a tool shank disposed in said socket, and means for length moving axially, .said mandrel' including spaced side walls, a tool holding carriage slidably disposed between the walls of said mandrel to move laterally of the axis of the mandrel and having a cutting tool thereon and spaced rolls adapted .to engage the interior of the pipe and position the tool relative'thereto, vand poweroperated means on said mandrel for moving saidV 'carriage laterally of the axis ofthe mandrel toward the wall of a pipe lengthy enclosing it,

and means for controlling said last-mentioned means whereby to actuate the tool toward'its working position.

11.*Apparatus for removing the burr vfrom a longitudinal weld in a length of pipe comprising a mandrel adapted to be enclosed by a pipe length moving axially. a toolrholding carriage adjusting said block toward and from said`side wall portions.

inside of a longitudinal welded seam'in a pipe length as the latter moves axially comprising a mandrel adapted to be embraced by' a pipe length and including spaced side wall portions. a

. 7. Apparatus for removing the burr from the mo ably mounted on said mandrel, a burr `re 4 m ing vtool mounted on said carriage adjacent one end thereof, positioning' rolls on said carriage, one adjacent said tool and one adjacent --the other end of the'carriage, and means-for rapplying force to said carriage radiallyof a pipen tool holding. block adjustably disposed between said portions; a socket extending upwardly into the block andgadapted to receive a tool shank, means associated with said block for .holding a tool shank disposed in said socket, wings extend- Aing laterally from saidblock and adjusting screws carried on said mandrel and extending through said iLings.

8. Apparatus for removing the burr from the inside of a longitudinal welded seam in a pipe length as the latter moves axially comprising a mandrel adapted to be embraced by a pipe length enclosing the mandrelv at apoint between the last-mentioned roll and the middle of the carriage, whereby said means is effective to move the end of the carriage remote fromthe tool inte engagement with the interior er e pipe met.

length and 'including spacedside wall portions,

a tool holding block adjustably disposed between said portions, a socket extending upwardly into a wedge extending into said socket, and means on the block for forcing the wedge into the socket m to clamp a tool shank therein.

9. Apparatus for removing the burr from the inside of a longitudinal welded seam in a-pipe length as the latter moves axially comprising a mandrel adapted to be embraced by a pipe length,

a bunremoving tool on said mandrel. a shaft extending transverseLv of the mandrel, a mandrel positioning roll journal'ed on said shaft and adapted to engage the wall of a pipe length. wedges movable on 'said mandrel supporting said shaft, and means on said mandrel vfor adjusting 1d Wedges. l

10. Apparatus for removing the burr from a. longitudinal weld in a length of pipe a mandrel adapted to be enclosed bye. pipe4 1.2.' Apparatus for removing the burr i'roma lonsitlldinal weld in a length oi'V pipe comprising a mandrel adapted to be enclosed by a pipe Alength moving axially, said mandrel. havingl spaced side walls -along at least a portion of its length, a burr-removing toolA carried on said l mandrel, means for supportingthe tool adjacent said portion, a plate movably mounted between said walls adjacent said tool, saidplate and walls deningajchamber adapted toreceive yburr material from said tool. and means for moving the platetofdump accumulations of burr material.

13. The apparatus defined by claim 12 charf ale-termed by said plate being sndable longitudimeans 'for said last-mentioned means wh eby i 'the carriage may be'actuated-in accordance the travel ofthe MPO DE mons. 

